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APRIL, 2010
| Calendar of Cultural Events |
Saturday, April 2: St. Matthew Passion at 19 Church St., Cortland.
Part I at 4pm and Part II at 7:15 pm.
The Arts at Grace concert series and SUNY Cortland’s Department of Performing Arts will
present J. S. Bach’s complete St. Matthew Passion in English on Good Friday, April 2 at 19
Church Street, formerly the United Community Church, in Cortland. Dr. Stephen Wilson will
conduct.
Recognized as one of the most remarkable choral works ever written, the St. Matthew Passion is
rarely performed in part because of its scope. This highly complex masterpiece requires a
double chorus, two orchestras, a children’s chorus, and six soloists to tell the story of Good
Friday according to the Gospel of St. Matthew. On April 2 well over 65 children and adult
volunteer musicians from the area will join 49 highly trained professionals to offer the work to the
greater Cortland community. Soloists include tenor Kirk Dougherty, baritone Steven Stull,
soprano Lianne Coble, mezzo-soprano Jennifer Kay, tenor David Parks, and bass-baritone
David Neal. To learn more about the performers, visit www.cortlandmusic.org.
During the one-and-one-half hour intermission between Parts One and Two, a light dinner will
be available for $8.00 at Grace Episcopal Church, 13 Court Street, Cortland. To make dinner
reservations email The Arts at Grace at arts.at.grace@gmail.com or call Grace Episcopal
Church 607-753-3073 from 9-3 M-F
.
Saturday, April 2: Paint Off 2010, Center Ithaca, Ithaca Commons, 7 pm
Come to the 4th Annual Ithaca Festival Paint Off; a live action art event at which over 25 local
artists have just one hour to create a masterpiece. Wine and dine while you watch art being
created before your eyes. After the hour is up, stay tuned for the live auction of the "celebrity"
judges' top five picks. Bid on your favorite painting or purchase a raffle ticket for your chance to
win a beautiful local art piece!
Painting begins at 7:30pm but doors open at 7pm so hurry in to Center Ithaca because you
won't want to miss a minute of this exciting event. With delicious food and beverages from
Collegetown Bagels, door prizes provided by La Tourelle Resort and August Moon Spa, and the
music of the Aceto and Robinson Trio, this lively event is a great way to kick off the Ithaca
Festival season!
Two Cortland artists, David Beale and Emily Gibbons, will be artist participants.
Monday, April 12, 2010 at 7pm: Foothills Brass Quintet (Bourbon Street to Broadway).
Brown Auditorium, Old Main
An exciting exploration of the beginnings of jazz from ragtime to Dixie, show tunes to swing. Hear
music written and played by such greats as George Gershwin and Jelly Roll Morton, you will be
tapping your toes to classic favorites, The Entertainer, Old Man River, Darktown Strutter’s Ball,
and even a Beatles tune or two.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 8:00: A European Palette, Cortland High
Dryden Mutual Cortland Series
All Concerts at Cortland High
Andrew Sewell, conductor
Llya Yakushev, piano
Debussy Nocturnes( 1&2)
Strauss Death and Transfiguration
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3
Month's Featured Art Work:
"Our Dog," watercolor by Jae Harris
"Our Dog," watercolor by Jae Harris